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Spending review will ‘sink or save’ NHS dentistry, dentists warns
THE government’s upcoming spending review will either “sink or save” NHS dentistry, the British Dental Association (BDA) warned today.
An analysis by the group found that a decade of austerity funding has left practices effectively subsidising NHS care with private work worth around £332 million annually.
A new NHS patient exam loses a typical practice £7.69 and a denture £42.60, it said.
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